OmniFocus 4 4+

OmniFocus 4.5.2 includes more powerful notifications on iPhone and iPad, a new Apple Watch complication, improvements to Smart Match, updates to our Shortcuts actions (including an all-new Sync action), better VoiceOver support for repeats, enhanced keyboard navigation on iPad, a new Omni Automation API, and a collection of bug fixes.

All Platforms

• Omni Automation — Omni Automation can be used to change the color of a custom perspective icon.
• Shortcuts — Sync OmniFocus action has been added.
• In-App Purchases — In-app purchases have been streamlined to offer perpetual OmniFocus 4 licenses for all new purchases.
• Shortcuts — Find Actions has a new “Item Type” filter, which supports filtering by action, group, or project.
• Shortcuts — Find Projects filter for “Folder” now supports both “is” and “is not”, which apply to projects directly inside the selected folder.
• Shortcuts — Quick Entry, Quick Open, and Sync OmniFocus actions are grouped under a new Application header.
• Smart Match — Smart Match has been updated to prioritize consecutive letters over consecutive words, as well as words over non-contiguous capital letters, improving results when assigning projects and tags.
• Tips — Updated “Hide feature tips” label in settings.
• Custom Perspectives — Tagged actions inside of groups now display consistently whether or not "Preserve Hierarchy" is enabled.
• Estimated Duration — Estimated Duration consistently uses hours instead of minutes, even when “Latest Start” notifications are enabled.
• Forecast — Actions added to groups will no longer appear to be duplicates of the selected action.
• Genmoji — Genmoji in notes can be copied and pasted more reliably, and use consistent spacing.
• Genmoji — Genmoji in notes display in previews for unselected rows.

Mac

• Sync — Changes received from other devices are integrated more quickly. (The app still waits for a pause in editing, to avoid interrupting edits in progress.)
• Defer Dates — Defer Date field in the Outline now immediately updates.
• Forecast — Piano key date tiles at the top of the Outline highlight correctly when dragging an item across, rather than remaining purple.
• Settings — Sync Settings load consistently, resolving an issue which could block editing of sync account settings.
• Sync — Windows and tabs consistently restore when incorporating sync changes, resolving an issue which could unexpectedly close open windows or tabs.
• Tips — Synced changes to the “Hide feature tips” setting immediately updates the checkbox on Mac, in addition to updating the setting.

If you have any feedback or questions, we’d love to hear from you! The Omni Group offers free tech support; you can email omnifocus@omnigroup.com or call 1–206–523–4152.

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